Town Police Clauses Act 1889 (1889 c. 14)

1 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Town Police Clauses Act, 1889, . . .

[F1] Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (c. 49)

2 Construction of Act.

(1) This Act shall be construed as one with the principal Act, and the expression “this Act” in the principal Act shall be construed to mean the principal Act as amended by this Act.

(2) This Act shall be deemed to be incorporated with the Public Health Act, 1875, by section one hundred and seventy-one of that Act.

[M1] 1875 c. 55.

3 Defining “omnibus.”

The term “omnibus,” where used in this Act, shall include—

but shall not include—

[F2] Words in s. 3 repealed (E.W.S.) (26.2.1998) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), ss. 68(1), Sch. 4 Pt.I; S.I. 1998/274, art. 2, Sch.

[M2] 1870 c. 78.

4 Extending certain provisions of principal Act to omnibuses.

(1) The several terms “hackney carriages,” “hackney coach,” “carriages,” and “carriage,” whenever used in sections thirty-seven, forty to fifty-two (both inclusive), fifty-four, fifty-eight, and sixty to sixty-seven (both inclusive) of the principal Act shall, notwithstanding anything contained in section thirty-eight of that Act, be deemed to include every omnibus.

(2) The word “driver” or “drivers” when used in any of the said sections of the principal Act shall be deemed to include every conductor of any omnibus.

(3) For the purposes of sections fifty-four, fifty-eight, and sixty-six of the principal Act, the fare, according to the statement of fares exhibited on any omnibus, shall be deemed to be the fare allowed by the principal Act or authorised by any byelaw under that Act.

5 Licences may be granted for short periods.

Any licence may be granted under the principal Act to continue in force for such less period than one year as the Commissioners may think fit, and shall specify in the licence.

6 Byelaws.

The Commissioners may from time to time make byelaws for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say:—

[F3] Words repealed by Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954 (c. 64), s. 14(1), Sch. 2 Pt. IV

(a) the owner, driver, or conductor of any omnibus, or any other person on their or his behalf, by touting, calling out, or otherwise, from importuning any person to use or to be carried for hire in such omnibus, to the annoyance of such person or of any other person;

(b) the blowing of or playing upon horns or other musical instruments, or the ringing of bells, by the driver or conductor of any omnibus, or by any person travelling on or using any such omnibus.

Provided that nothing in this Act contained shall empower the Commissioners to fix the site of the stand of any omnibus in any railway station, or in any yard adjoining or connected therewith, except with the consent of the railway company owning such site.